Ann was born in the city of Reichenberg, in Sudetenland, Germany in 1924.

She assisted the American Government and the Allied Committee during the Nurnberg Trials to ensure the Nazi leaders were prosecuted in April 1945. This is also where she met her future husband who was in the American Army and a guard at the Nurnberg Trials.

Anne is predeceased by her husband of 60 years, Raymond E. Hagadorn. She is survived by her two children: Ronald and Gerald (Linda). She also leaves behind three grandchildren: Jordan, Jerald and Ryan.